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🎙️ Real Brave Live: The Band the Beatles Couldn't Save🎙️

They had *everything*: chart-topping hits, a personal blessing from Paul McCartney, and a front-row seat to rock and roll royalty. Signed as the first band on Apple Records. Mentored by the Beatles themselves. Their songs—“Come and Get It,” “No Matter What,” “Day After Day,” “Baby Blue”*—still echo through classic rock playlists and TV finales.

And yet… two of their most talented songwriters died by suicide, penniless, heartbroken, and betrayed.

This is the story of Badfinger—a band whose success should have been their salvation, but instead became their curse.

In this episode, we peel back the layers of a chilling music industry mystery:

- How did Badfinger go from being hailed as the “next Beatles” to vanishing into obscurity?
- What happened behind the scenes at Apple Records after the Beatles split?
- Who was Stan Polley—and how did one man’s greed help bring down the band?
- Why did Pete Ham and Tom Evans, co-writers of the immortal ballad “Without You,” die broke despite penning one of the most successful songs in pop history?

We explore the dark side of rock stardom, where success can be deceptive, contracts can be lethal, and even a million-dollar hit can leave its writers with nothing.

Tom Evans once said:
"I thought we’d be set for life with those record deals. Now I can’t even pay my bills."

And Pete Ham’s final words—“Stan Polley is a soulless bastard”—still hang like smoke over the legacy of a band that deserved so much more.

👉 This isn’t just a story about music. It’s a story about trust, betrayal, and the brutal cost of fame.

Whether you're a lifelong Badfinger fan or hearing their name for the first time, this episode will leave you stunned at what really happened—and how it could happen again today.

🎧 Hit play, and uncover the truth behind one of rock's most tragic stories.

The Band the Beatles Tried to Save… But Couldn't"

"They Wrote a #1 Hit... and Died Broke"

"Badfinger: The Greatest Tragedy in Rock You’ve Never Heard Of"

"Set for Life? The Lie That Destroyed Badfinger"

"Betrayed by Their Manager. Abandoned by the Industry."

"How a Beatles Protégé Became Rock’s Darkest Cautionary Tale"

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